Last Updated on January 8, 2011 12:30 pm by Anthony Rome
2011 NFL Wildcard Injury Report
(The Spread) – What’s the injury status of Eagles’ star Michael Vick for this weekend’s playoff game? Check out our 2011 NFL Wildcard Weekend Playoff Injury Report to find out.
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Vick says is quad injury is now feeling 100 percent heading into the playoffs and will not be a factor when the Eagles host the Packers on Sunday afternoon. He suffered the injury on the first play of Philadelphia’s Week 16 loss to the Vikings and while he stayed in for that game, Kevin Kolb started for him in Week 17 against the Cowboys.
According to odds makers from online sports book Sportsbook.com, the Eagles are 2.5-point favorites over the Packers for their Wildcard matchup. And even though Vick says he’s completely healthy, it appears as though the public likes the red-hot Packers in this matchup so don’t expect the line to move.
Staying in the NFC, the Seattle Seahawks will have quarterback Matt Hasselbeck (hip) for Saturday’s Wildcard playoff matchup against the Saints. Coach Pete Carroll announced on Thursday that Hasselbeck and not backup Charlie Whitehurst will start. Whitehurst played well in the Hawks’ win over the Rams in Week 17, but Hasselbeck was able to practice this week and will now start.
The Saints haven’t been as fortunate with their injury report. Both Pierre Thomas and Chris Ivory were placed on injured reserve this week and are out for the season. That means Reggie Bush will likely get the bulk of the carries, which is good and bad news for New Orleans. Bush is obviously a home run threat with the ball in his hands, but he can’t wear a defense down like Thomas and Ivory can.
Also for the Saints, safety Malcolm Jenkins and tight end Jimmy Graham are long-shots to play this weekend. Neither player practiced before the Saints left for Seattle on Thursday night, thus Darren Sharper will likely start in Jenkins’ spot and Jeremy Shockey and David Thomas will split time at tight end.
Switching to the AFC, it looks like the Jets’ will be relatively healthy for their game against the Colts on Saturday night. Santonio Holmes is practicing fully for after missing some practice time over the past couple of weeks due to nagging toe and hip injuries.
Quarterback Mark Sanchez’s shoulder isn’t quite 100% but he will play. The same goes for Darrelle Revis, who sat out of the Jets’ Week 17 win over the Bills due to a hamstring injury, but he’ll suit up against the Colts.
For the Colts, Reggie Wayne has been limited in practice because of a knee injury but he will play. The same can’t be said, however, for linebacker Clint Session (elbow), Kelvin Hayden (neck) and Dan Muir (chest). They’re all considered questionable.
Coach John Harbaugh confirmed on Monday that he expects safety Ed Reed (ribs) to play against the Chiefs on Sunday at 1:00PM ET. Reed’s injury is not believed to involve cracked ribs and as long as the pain isn’t unbearable, he’ll suit up.
For the Chiefs, the biggest concern earlier in the week was the injury status of Dwayne Bowe (illness). But he was a full participant in practice on Thursday and he will play Sunday against Baltimore.
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